The recount increased the number of votes recorded for Prosperous Armenia.

140 votes were added for Prosperous Armenia as a result of the recount. The recount is ongoing at many polling stations, as errors were made, and only the protocols for 5 of the 2,005 polling stations are accurate.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, the Civil Contract party, led by current Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, won the parliamentary elections, garnering 49.81% of the vote. The victory of Pashinyan's party in the parliamentary elections made the Kremlin look like the loser, noted Russian political scientists interviewed by the Caucasian Knot. The opposition parties Prosperous Armenia and Wings of Unity, as well as the Armenia bloc, demanded that the election commission recount the votes at 555 polling stations, and Strong Armenia demanded that the results at one of the polling stations be annulled.

As a result of recounts over the past two days, 140 votes have already been added to the Prosperous Armenia Party's tally, reported party leader Iveta Tonoyan's press secretary.

"This means that the voting rights of at least 140 citizens are being exercised, and their votes will be fairly reflected in the final election results. As a result of working collaboration with colleagues from the Central Election Commission, the process of restoring the votes is currently ongoing. Recounts at various polling stations are ongoing. These data indicate that in practice and within the framework of common sense there are no obstacles that could prevent the Prosperous Armenia Party from entering the National Assembly,” News.Am quotes her as saying.

The protocols for only 5 out of 2,005 polling stations are accurate

The final voting results will be published on June 14, and recounting work is currently underway. Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Hovakimyan stated this today, June 10, in a conversation with journalists in the National Assembly, touching on the question of whether the Prosperous Armenia Party will ultimately enter parliament or not.

“Taking this opportunity, I will say that in fact, the protocols for only 5 out of 2,005 polling stations are accurate, but in the process "There was an input error, lines were missed, it's human error," Yerevan Today quoted him as saying.

When asked if this could have been intentional, the CEC chairman said the protocols were available and had been published.

"Preliminary results are preliminary precisely for the purpose of further clarification. Right now, a recount is being conducted at many polling stations. Moreover, we have received very few requests for a proper recount. We have received requests for a recount from three forces: Prosperous Armenia, the Strong Armenia bloc, and Wings of Unity. Our approach was as follows: the polling stations want a recount, the district election commissions have begun recounting on their own initiative, and they are underway now," Hovakimyan told reporters.

"Strong Armenia awaits final results to decide on contesting elections

The Strong Armenia party has not yet decided whether to appeal to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia to challenge the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, Aysor.Am writes.

"We'll wait for the final results, assess the situation as a whole, and then make a decision." “There are certain political nuances in making such a decision,” party council member Gohar Meloyan said at a press conference.

Strong Armenia has also not yet made a political decision regarding receiving parliamentary mandates.

“We have neither a political decision nor comprehensive political discussions on this issue yet,” Meloyan said.

According to her, making any decisions requires waiting for the official tallying of the voting results and the publication of the final election results.

The result of the pro-Russian opposition in the parliamentary elections in Armenia can only be characterized as a loss, and the ruling party, although it did not achieve its key goal, held its position, analysts noted earlier.

The parliamentary elections effectively became a referendum on the future of the current government and Armenia’s foreign policy course, according to Caucasian Knot's "2026 Elections to the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia" reference.

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